Lady Antebellum on Fire with 3 New Single Releases in the Past Month!!

The red hot country trio, Lady Antebellum, really took off last year with their multi-platinum album “Need You Now,” and their train has been power rolling ever since!  With their third studio album “Own The Night” set to release tomorrow, Sept. 13^th, the trio has been avidly promoting the new album.  Receiving a major last minute blessing from the album release gods, Lady A was asked to fill in for Mary J. Blige and sing the national anthem at the Cowboys game in NYC against the Jets on 9/11 (it doesn’t get much more high profile than that).  All eyes are now on the trio to see what the group that sang what is being described as a “beautifully simple and RESPECTFUL” rendition of the anthem, will do next.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWFlXKS73mA (Anthem starts at 2:35).

Releasing three new singles all within the past month, I wonder, does this all seem a bit rushed?  “We Owned the Night” (the single that the trio has been quoted as saying is the inspiration behind the whole album) was released on Aug. 12, with “Dancing Away with My Heart” coming out a mere 2 weeks later on Aug. 26.  Lady A fans received another last minute treat when the groups newest single “Wanted You More” hit the charts a week ago on Sept. 6.   When comparing the rate at which albums are usually released from one group, especially after a hugely successful album, this seems really soon for the group to release so much new music and a new album.  Taking the country and crossover music scene by storm, I have no complaints, and personally hope this starts a trend.  Who says you must wait several years after releasing a hot album to make new music?  Although it seems abnormal (singles are not usually stacked like this so to leave more time for a single to take off) I say keep it coming.  Lady A heads into their album release with “Wanted You More” currently at number one on the country charts and “Just a Kiss”—released back in May—still at number 5 on the charts; its looking like this album is going to be a huge success and the trio is not cooling down any time soon.  The songwriting skills and perfectly in synch harmonies never cease to impress.  Their sound is refreshingly light without feeling overproduced, as does much of the work currently being released by “hot” groups in the industry.  Lady Antebellum has created what I would like to call a refined country sound and has attacked the country/pop crossover market (everyone knows the song “Need You Now;” that kind of recognition is hard to do in country music).  Lady A has the gift of releasing music that is light and relatable, somehow managing to make each song feel as though it was written for you specifically.  I can guarantee that I will be one of the first people to purchase their newest album tomorrow and am excited to see how it compares to the success of “Need You Now.”  Their previous album had the perfect mix of somber ballads and rockin’, hopeful uptempos; can “Own the Night” accomplish this too, especially after being released so soon after their second album?  We’ll see tomorrow!

**Give their latest single, “Wanted You More” a listen here!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMORKMsAl20